Rabu, 24 Maret 2010

resolution in this year (2010)

This year's resolution is :
  1. Happy family, because my parents live just a Mam .. and also did not disappoint my brother ... 
  2. Keeping my brother and would not scold him again ..... 
  3. Always in the spirit of learning and will never despair ....
  4. Being a better person again and try to always hone my skills and my shortfall ...
  5. Can take classes with good grades and departments in IA.....

Selasa, 23 Februari 2010

INTRODUCTORY IT

When the subjective is an infinitive phrase
We begin a sentence with it when the real subject is an infinitive phrase. So instead of saying, ‘To accept your advice is difficult’, we say, ‘It is difficult to accept your advice’.

Structure: It + verb + subject complement + infinitive phrase (real subject)
  •   It is easy to learn English. (= To learn English is easy.)
  •   It is easy to find fault with others. (= To find fault with others is easy.)
  • It is difficult to know his motive. (= To know his motive is difficult.)
  • It is difficult to find a good job during these troubled times.
  • It is dangerous to play with fire.
  • It could be dangerous to drive so fast.

Note that when we wish to emphasize the infinitive phrase, it may be put at the beginning, especially when it is short.
  • To err is human. (OR It is human to err.)
  • To become a well known writer was his life-long ambition. (OR It was his lifelong ambition to become a well known writer.)
  • To invest all your money in shares is foolish. (OR It is foolish to invest all your money in shares.)

When the subject is a gerund phrase
When the real subject is a phrase that includes a gerund, it is used as a provisional subject to begin the sentence. So instead of saying ‘Your trying to fool us is no good’, we say, ‘It is no good your trying to fool us.’
  • It won’t be any good complaining to the manager. (Complaining to the anager won’t be any good.)
  • It is silly throwing away this opportunity. (Throwing away this opportunity is silly.)
  • Will it be any good my talking to him about it? (Will my talking to him about it be any good)
  • It is no fun having so many children to look after. (Having so many children to look after is no fun.)
Note that it is possible to change the gerund into an infinitive.
It won’t be any good for me to complain to the manager.
It is silly (for you) to throw away this opportunity.
Will it be any good for me to talk to him about it?

ASKING IF SOMEONE REMEMBER OR NOT

Formal expressions:
  •  I wonder if you remember..... 
  • You remember...., don’t you?
  • You haven’t forgotten...., have you? 
  •  Don’t you remember.....? 
  •   Do you happen to remember it now?
Ways to respond:
  •  Let me think, yes, I remember.
  •   I remember especially the scenery.
  • I’ll never forget that
  • I’ll always remember.
  •   I can remember it clearly.
Informal expressions:
  •  Remember the old house we used to live in?
  • Remember that?
  •  I’m sorry I don’t remember
Ways to respond:
  •  Hold on. Yes, got it!
  •   I know.....
  •  It’s coming back to me now.
Respond if you forget:
  •  Sorry, I’ve completely forgotten.
  •   I’m affraid I forget.
  • I really can’t remember. 
  •   I’m afraid I have no memory of him
  •  Errr, let me think. No, it’s gone.
  •   Sorry, it slipped off my mind.
Example..
It was Sunday morning, wati got dressed and had breakfast quickly. She was ready to leave for school. Her mother was a little puzzled.
Mother             : Hey...hey.... are you going to school?
Wati                 : Yes, Mom. I overslept. I’m in a hurry
Mother             : You remember Sunday, don’t you?
Wati                 : Oh, my goodnes. I thought it’s a school day !

VOCABS AROUND THE HOUSE

Lets study about vocabs arround the house

 

 Other Rooms

Attic People store things in the attic.
Ballroom A room in stately homes where rich people dance and concerts are held.
Box Room A small room used for storage.
Cellar Underneath the house.
Cloakroom A small room where people put their coats.
Conservatory A greenhouse attached to a house for the display of plants.
Dining Room A room where people eat.
Drawing Room A room in stately homes where rich people entertain.
Games Room A room in large houses where games are played.
Hall The entrance passage to a house.
Larder A small room used for the storage of food.
Library A room where books are kept.
Lounge Another name for living room.
Music Room A room where people play music.
Office A room where people work.
Pantry A small room used to store kitchen and dining items.
Parlour Old fashioned word for living room.
Sitting Room Another name for living room.
Spare Room/
Guest Room
A room where guests sleep.
Toilet A room where people go to the toilet (often known as WC)
Utility Room A room where appliances such as washing machines are used.


Things you may find around the house

OFFERING

The expression of “ Would you like....”is normally used for offering something to someone.
chiela : Would you like a cup of tea, Mr, Owyedz?
Mrs. zhezhe : Yes, please. Thank you. Hmmm...this tea tastes good....and smells fragrant too.......
chiela : thank you. I’m glad you like it.

Ways to say it
  • Would you like a cup of coffee, Mr Green?
  • Should I get you a bottle of water?
  • Could I offer you a glass of milk, Mr. kiki?
  • Would you care some salad?
Ofering to friends:
  • Want some?
  • Have some?
  • Chocolate?
  • Grab some for yourself
Less formal expressions:
  • Would you like to have a pancake?
  • Why don't you have some lemonade?
  • What can I get for you?
  • What will you have?
Declining an offering
  • No, thanks.
  • No, really won't, thanks
  • Not for me, thanks.
Accepting an offering:
  • Thank you.
  • Yes, please
  • I'd like it very much
  • That would be very nice

PREPOSITIONS "IN, ON, AND AT"

Prepositions of Time: at, in, on

We use:
  • at for a PRECISE TIME
  • in for MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
  • on for DAYS and DATES
at
in
on
PRECISE TIME
MONTHS, YEARS, CENTURIES and LONG PERIODS
DAYS and DATES
at 3 o'clock
in May
on Sunday
at 10.30am
in summer
on Tuesdays
at noon
in the summer
on 6 March
at dinnertime
in 1990
on 25 Dec. 2010
at bedtime
in the 1990s
on Christmas Day
at sunrise
in the next century
on Independence Day
at sunset
in the Ice Age
on my birthday
at the moment
in the past/future
on New Year's Eve

Look at these examples:
  • I have a meeting at 9am.
  • The shop closes at midnight.
  • Jane went home at lunchtime.
  • In England, it often snows in December.
  • Do you think we will go to Jupiter in the future?
  • There should be a lot of progress in the next century.
  • Do you work on Mondays?
  • Her birthday is on 20 November.
  • Where will you be on New Year's Day?
Notice the use of the preposition of time at in the following standard expressions:
Expression
Example
at night
The stars shine at night.
at the weekend
I don't usually work at the weekend.
at Christmas/Easter
I stay with my family at Christmas.
at the same time
We finished the test at the same time.
at present
He's not home at present. Try later.

Notice the use of the prepositions of time in and on in these common expressions:
in
on
in the morning
on Tuesday morning
in the mornings
on Saturday mornings
in the afternoon(s)
on Sunday afternoons
in the evening(s)
on Monday evening

When we say last, next, every, this we do not also use at, in, on.
  • I went to London last June. (not in last June)
  • He's coming back next Tuesday. (not on next Tuesday)
  • I go home every Easter. (not at every Easter)
  • We'll call you this evening. (not in this evening)

DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH

Direct speech is discussion which its voice is direct listen than one who converse.
Example: She said, "Today's lesson is on presentations. “Or“ Today’s
lesson is on presentations," she said .

Indirect speech is discussion which its voice is indirectly listened or who converse but submitted to other with utterance which is not similar but some … and objectives.
Example: "I'm going to the cinema", he said. Or He said he was going to
the cinema.

# Direct speech and indirect speech
- Present simple She said, "its cold."
- Past simple She said it was cold.
- Present continuous She said, "I'm teaching English online."
- Past continuous She said she was teaching English online.
- Present perfect simple She said, "I've been on the web since 1999."
- Past perfect simple She said she had been on the web since 1999.
- Present perfect continuous She said, "I've been teaching English for seven years." - Past perfect continuous She said she had been teaching English for seven years.
- Past simple She said, "I taught online yesterday.“
- Past perfect She said she had taught online yesterday.
- Past continuous She said, "I was teaching earlier."
- Past perfect continuous She said she had been Teacher earning.
- Past perfect She said, "The lesson had already Started when he
arrived.“
- Past perfect She said the lesson Already started when he arrived.
- Past perfect continuous She said, "I'd already been teaching For five
minutes."
- Past perfect continuous She said she’d already been teacher Or five minutes.

Direct speech and Indirect speech
- Will She said, "I'll teach English
- Would She said she would teach English online tomorrow.
- Can She said, "I can teach English online”.
- Could She said she could teach English online.
- Must She said, "I must have a computer to Teach English
online."
- Had to She said she had to have a computer To teach English online.
- Shall She said, "What shall we learn today?"
- Should She asked what we should learn Today.
- May She said, "May I open a new browser?"
- Might She asked if she might open a new browser.

~ There are three kinds of indirect speech:
1. Command.
Example: - Help me please.
- Ade asked Intan to help her
2. Question.
Example: - Siti asked “are you a journalist “?
- Siti asked if / whether I was a journalist.
3. Statement
Example: - I’m reading a harry potters novel.
- Lisa said that she was reading a harry potters novel.